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scarequotesbhdh.bsky.social
Soon... #newvideo #youtube #videogames #gamereviews #indiegames #gamedev #art #ign #bioware #gamespot #gamescriticism #gameawards
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November 2, 2026 at 6:10 AM
criticalpigeon.bsky.social
The 'friend slop' genre is pretty frustrating. People butchering Lethal Company's design without really getting the point of it all. Gamble With Your Friends has proximity voice chat for what reason?

Read my thoughts here:
medium.com/@criticalpig...

#FriendSlop #GameDesign #GamesCriticism
Pure Randomness != Fun
How Gamble With Your Friends Wasted My Time
medium.com
September 10, 2026 at 11:43 AM
gothydellamorte.bsky.social
And finally, Empires and The Dancing Mad (+10 if you get the reference), about the questionable politics of accountability in war that Final Fantasy, as a franchise, kind of circumvents.

#freelance #gamescriticism #gamescrit #gamesjournalism #FinalFantasy

kritiqal.com/articles/fin...
Empires and The Dancing Mad | KRITIQAL
Final Fantasy VI and IX approach Japan’s history of conflict from a close frame of reference, at once presenting devastating images of domestic trauma while undercutting their anti-war themes with pul...
kritiqal.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
gothydellamorte.bsky.social
My second ever piece, Terraforming Oddworld, about the absolute hotch-potch of political statements the Oddworld franchise has made over its many years and remakes.

#freelance #freelancegamescriticism #gamescrit #gamescriticism #gamesjournalism #Oddworld

kritiqal.com/articles/ter...
Terraforming Oddworld | KRITIQAL
Over its decades of development and numerous games, Oddworld’s characters and politics have shifted on an almost game-by-game basis leading to a series that is both tonally discordant and consistent i...
kritiqal.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
gothydellamorte.bsky.social
And here's my first ever properly pitched and published article, about Legacy of Kain, Gothic sensibilities and the inherent queerness of vampires.

#freelance #freelancegamescriticism #freelancegamescrit #gamescriticism #gamesjournalism #legacyofkain

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Legacy of Gay-n | KRITIQAL
Amidst the complex story spanning multiple time periods, interrogations on the nature of power, and musings on immortal morality, another theme emerges from the Legacy of Kain’s proximity to gothic an...
kritiqal.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
mrdanielsir.eurosky.social
Tiktok continues to be equal parts fascinating and terrifying. #warhammer40k #spacemarine2 #tiktok #gamescriticism
Looking for Nuance in all the Wrong Places
Let’s talk about Warhammer 40k Spacemarine 2. And by that, I mean let’s talk about nuance, difference of opinion, and about stoking outrage for the sake of clicks.
occasionalcriticism.wordpress.com
September 8, 2024 at 8:10 AM
meltedmasks.me
i've been thinking about the role of police in video games... new BRAIN WORMS where i talk about Spider-Man and open-world design theory #gamescriticism
Why did they make gamer Spider-Man love cops?
Doing the work of the police isn't uncommon in video games. But what does it mean for the player to be made complicit?
brainworms.ghost.io
May 6, 2024 at 9:44 PM